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Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

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X Marks the Spot of Magnetic Islands in Space

by Mark Zastrow 17 June 20154 May 2022

At the edge of Earth's magnetic field, satellites have found X-shaped fields and fast-moving "islands" of magnetism that could shed light on the physics of solar storms.

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New Ionosphere Model Incorporates Solar Angles

by Mark Zastrow 4 June 201516 November 2021

The decades-old theory of the layers of the Earth's ionosphere, which dates to 1931, has just received an update that takes into account the angle of the Sun.

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Particle Accelerator in Space Could Help Scientists Study Auroras

by Mark Zastrow 8 April 201520 October 2021

Researchers could launch an electron beam device into space to study the Earth's magnetic field and trigger artificial auroras and lightning.

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Shooting Stars and Cosmic Dust Help Form Clouds, Fertilize Plankton

by E. Betz 5 March 20157 March 2022

Tons of cosmic dust enter Earth’s atmosphere each day, triggering a range of phenomena that scientists are only just beginning to understand.

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Measuring Solar Wind Interactions in Mars’s Exosphere

by C. Schultz 18 November 201410 March 2022

An updated analytical technique gave researchers a new look at ion cyclotron waves in Mars’s extended hydrogen exosphere.

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Measuring the Faint Glow of the Earth's Thin Exosphere

by C. Schultz 21 October 201426 October 2021

Scientists attempting to understand the Earth’s exosphere use a spectrometer to study different types of hydrogen atoms energized by the sun.

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